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Awakened is a Status Effect in Baldur's Gate 3. Status Effects are the different conditions that can affect characters in both positive and negative ways.

Awakened Information

• Effect: You can use all Illithid powers as a Bonus Action.
  
  

How to Acquire Awakened

• In Find the Githyanki Crèche, while your character is in the Zaith'isk, pass all three saving throws (do not escape or fail a throw). Which dialog options you choose do not seem to matter, so long as it requires a roll.
  
  
• Alternatively, let Lae'zel be the one to use the Zaith'isk. This will offer Ability Checks dialog options, rather than Saving Throws. To acquire Awakened, use the "Endure, Lae'zel..." and then "Keep Focused, Lae'zel...." dialog options, which do not require Checks. Then do the "Draw on the Zeith'isk's power, take it as your own" Arcana Check (DC31 at tactician difficulty) at the end. It has a very high DC, but it's the only check you must pass to acquire Awakened when Lae'zel is in the Zaith'isk. She will survive, but she'll get a permanent -2 WIS and -2 INT debuff from not jumping out of the Zaith'isk earlier. These debuffs cannot be avoided if you want to get Awakened via this method, though Lae'zel will gain significant approval for your character for allowing her to use the device.

How to Remove Awakened

• Unknown

Awakened Notes & Tips

• Unlike most dialogue rolls in the game, the Zaith'isk dialog options provided when you're in the machine require Saving Throws rather than Ability Checks. If Lae'zel is in the machine, they are Ability Checks instead.
• Use the Resistance cantrip, the Ritual Dagger's Blood Sacrifice ability, or a similar effect to give your character a better chance at succeeding on the saving throws when personally sitting in the Zaith'isk.